Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Has $11.48 Million Stake in Rollins, Inc. $ROL

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund increased its position in Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROLFree Report) by 10.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 191,278 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,500 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Rollins were worth $11,481,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. TruNorth Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Rollins by 580.1% during the 4th quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 5,182 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $311,000 after acquiring an additional 4,420 shares during the period. Prudential PLC boosted its position in Rollins by 87.7% during the 4th quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 208,224 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $12,498,000 after acquiring an additional 97,317 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its position in Rollins by 52.2% during the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 16,653 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $999,000 after acquiring an additional 5,711 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its position in Rollins by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 51,536 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,093,000 after acquiring an additional 2,419 shares during the period. Finally, Cibc World Market Inc. boosted its position in Rollins by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 16,702 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,002,000 after acquiring an additional 257 shares during the period. 51.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Rollins Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of Rollins stock opened at $47.18 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $22.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.59. Rollins, Inc. has a 52-week low of $44.43 and a 52-week high of $66.14. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $53.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $57.64.

Rollins (NYSE:ROLGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The business services provider reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.24. Rollins had a return on equity of 38.37% and a net margin of 13.77%.The business had revenue of $906.42 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $895.17 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.22 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Rollins, Inc. will post 1.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Rollins Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Monday, May 11th will be paid a $0.1825 dividend. This represents a $0.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 11th. Rollins’s payout ratio is presently 66.97%.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on ROL shares. Morgan Stanley set a $70.00 target price on shares of Rollins in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Rollins from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Loop Capital started coverage on shares of Rollins in a research note on Monday, April 13th. They set a “hold” rating and a $56.00 target price for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Rollins from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $70.00 to $52.00 in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $67.00 target price on shares of Rollins in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Rollins has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $64.00.

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Rollins Profile

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Rollins, Inc (NYSE: ROL) is a provider of pest and termite control services operating through a network of subsidiaries and franchises. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company offers a broad range of pest management solutions for both residential and commercial customers, positioning itself as a specialist in protecting property and public health from pests and vectors.

Its service offerings include general pest control, termite inspection and treatment, bed bug remediation, mosquito and vector control, wildlife exclusion, and related specialty services.

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